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For other issues about Evergreen Cemetery, Memorial Gardens Cemetery or the Evergreen Cemetery Association, such as
You can contact the Association via mail, phone, or email:
Executive Director Dede Tollefson
Evergreen Cemetery Association
1105 3rd Ave NE
Brainerd, MN 56401
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(218) 829-5898 [See home page for office hours]
(If you contact us via email at <>,
please include your phone number and mailing address,
and provide as much detail about your request as you can.)
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Board of Trustees member Don Crust, holding a plaque given to him upon the occasion of his retirement in 2015, in appreciation for his 11 years of dedicated service, devotion, and commitment to the Cemetery Association. Photo by Joey Halvorson |
Each member serves a three-year term, with three members up for election each year at the annual meeting in July.
The current board members [and the year in which their terms end at the annual meeting] are:
Denise Blackwell-Kraft [2026]
Duane Blanck [2025] — President
Gary Bluth [2025] — Treasurer
Fred Casey [2026]
Tom Fitzpatrick [2027]
Marc Halverson [2027]
Susan Koering [2025] — Vice-President
Terry Thorkelson [2026]
John Van Essen [2027] — Secretary
Finance Committee — Bluth (chair)
Grounds Committee — Blackwell-Kraft, Koering, Thorkelson(chair), Van Essen
Policy & Procedures Committee — Casey (chair), Fitzpatrick
You can contact the Board of Trustees or any of its Members through
the Association postal address, phone, or email, as given above.
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2024 Annual Meeting Back: Gary Bluth, Terry Thorkelson, John Van Essen, Denise Blackwell-Kraft, Tom Fitzpatrick, Fred Casey, John Boeder (retired). Front: Duane Blanck, Marc Halverson, Susan Koering, Dede Tollefson (Executive Director). |
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2015 Annual Meeting Back: Conrad Bye, Gary Bluth, John Van Essen, Fred Casey, Duane Blanck, Bruce McComas. Front: Don Crust, John Boeder, Karen Lentz (Executive Director). Not shown: Denise Blackwell-Kraft. |
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